Management committee
The War Child Australia management committee
consists of:
National roles
Ambassador Programme Manager
Communications
State roles
State Coordinators
Schools Coordinator
The War Child Australia team
The War Child Australia team consists of:
Bea Duffield
Born on Thursday Island, Bea Duffield now lives in Brisbane
and has a
Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree, a PhD in microbiology
and various
management qualifications picked up over the years. She
has worked as a
research scientist, science policy strategist, technology
manager,
business
professional and communications skills consultant in Australia,
Asia,
United
States, Canada and UK. Bea presently works in science infrastructure
planning. Bea's particular interest is science futuring
- exploring the
possible impacts of present and future technologies on
our environment,
societies, lifestyles and culture. Her techno-thriller
Deception was published recently.
Nick Earls
Nick Earls was born in Northern Ireland and moved to Australia at the age of eight. He graduated in medicine from the University of Queensland and has since worked as a general practitioner and
medical editor. His first collection of stories, Passion, was runner up in the Steele Rudd Short Story Award in 1993. Since then Nick has written many adult and YA novels: After January; Zigzag Street, which won the Betty Trask Award in the UK; Bachelor Kisses; 48 Shades Of Brown, which won the CBC Older Reader's Book of the Year in 2000 and has recently been filmed as 48 Shades; Perfect Skin; World Of Chickens; Making Laws For Clouds; and The Thompson Gunner. Nick contributed to Girls' Night In and Girls' Night In 2, and has co-edited Big Night Out, Girls' Night In 4, Kids' Night In and Kids' Night In 2. Nick was the founding Chair of War Child Australia, a position he held until April 2006. Nick is now an ambassador of War Child Australia. He is also the patron of Kids Who
Make a Difference, and an ambassador of the Mater Hospital
Trust.
Shaun Ford
Shaun Ford is Managing Director of OnlineBiZ Pty Ltd and
Action International Design Pty Ltd which deals with business
marketing and development of SME's currently in 19 countries
around the globe.
Joanna Francis
Joanna was War Child Australia's first field
worker, working in Herat Afghanistan for a year from
November 2002. Joanna holds a Bachelor of Arts from the
University of Melbourne, majoring in Criminology.
Gillian Gallagher
Gillian holds a BA from the Univesity of Western Australia. She currently works in the WA
Department of Premier and Cabinet as a Communications Coordinator. Previously Gillian has worked in the UK as a Marketing and Fundraising
Director for UNICEF, and in a variety of roles with the British Heart Foundation, the Harold MacMillan Foundation and the British Film Institute.
Sarah Garvey
Sarah Garvey is a Principal Policy Officer with the Queensland
Department of Tourism, Fair Trading and Wine Industry Development.
Sarah has a law degree (LLB) and an Arts degree (majoring
in economics) from the University of Queensland. Sarah has
held a variety of legal policy and management positions
within the Queensland public sector since 1990.
Katie Greenwood
Katie Greenwood has a background in education having graduated
from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Arts
and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Education. Since moving out
of the classroom five years ago, Katie has worked for Australian
Red Cross, initially in Youth Services Management and currently
in Fundraising and Event Management.
Anthony Hayes
Anthony Hayes is head of Central European operations for
Qantas Airways. He has an Honours Degree in Political History
from the University of Queensland.
Anthony Hopcraft
Natalie James
Danielle Kabos
Melanie Kettle
Mel Kettle has nearly 15 years experience of working in the private and
government sectors delivering exciting and challenging marketing,
communication, media and strategic planning projects. In July 2006 Mel
established her own business, Mel Kettle Consulting, providing comprehensive
marketing communication services (including public relations, event
management, corporate communications and change management) for corporate
and government clients. Mel's education includes a Bachelor of Arts
(Tourism) and a Master of Business (Marketing).
Amy Lamoin
Amy Lamoin is a Human Rights Officer at the Anti-Discrimination
Commission Queensland. In her current role she works closely
with
people from diverse communities to enhance their civic capacity
and
their access to human and civil rights. She has a Bachelor
of Arts in
political science and sociology, an honours degree in women's
studies
and is currently completing her doctorate in the area of gender
and
human rights.
Andrea Martin
Andrea Martin is the Principal Financial Coordinator for
the Queensland Office of Fair Trading in the Department
of Tourism, Fair Trading and Wine Industry Development.
Natalie Martin
Natalie Martin has a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor
of Education. She currently works as an environmental education
officer for the Brisbane City Council. She has volunteered
for several other organisations such as World Vision, Soroptimist
International, The Wilderness Society and an orangutan rehabilitation
centre in Borneo.
Clare Mirabello
Clare Mirabello is a Partner in the Entertainment and Media
Division of TressCox.
Clare has a Bachelor or Arts (History) and Bachelor of Laws
from the University of New South Wales. She acts for Australian
film producers, writers and investors in film and television
and with others involved in the Arts.
Jamie Price
Jamie Price works as a clinical haematologist at Perth's Princess Margaret
Hospital for children and in private pathology practice at Western
Diagnostic Pathology.
Bridie Riordan
Bridie Riordan is a Senior Publicist in the Marketing Department at Penguin
Group Australia. She has a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and History) from
the University of Melbourne and is currently completing part-time a Master
of Arts (Communication) at RMIT University.
Rachel Saunders
Rebecca Sparrow
Rebecca Sparrow was born in Brisbane, Australia. Graduating with a
Bachelor of Business Communications) from the Queensland University of
Technology in 1993, Rebecca spent several years working in PR and
Marketing for a range of organisations including Australian Red Cross,
Flight Centre Ltd, the Nine Network and Britain's Millennium Commission.
From 1997-1999 she worked as a feature writer and then editor of
Australia's then largest travel magazine, TRIPS. Her first novel, The
Girl Most Likely, was published in 2003 and was joint winner of One Book, One Brisbane. It is currently in production with Shanahan-Icon to be
turned into a feature film. Her second novel, The Year Nick McGowan Came
To Stay, was released in May 2006. Rebecca has been a member of
War Child Australia since its inception in 2002. She is also a regular
contributor to the Courier-Mail.
Emma Talbot
Emma Talbot is a commercial lawyer at TressCox Lawyers. Emma has a
Bachelor of Arts in Communications (Journalism) and a Bachelor of Laws
(Hons) from the University of Technology in Sydney.
Emily Teh
Erin Wamala
Erin Wamala graduated from the University
of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Education and is currently
undertaking a Post Graduate Diploma of Publishing and Editing
at RMIT. Erin was the Schools' Program Coordintor for The
Age Melbourne Writers' Festival in 2004 and is currently
the National Education Consultant for Penguin Books.
James Williams
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